Tier 2 Sponsorship

We had been under the impression that NHS England would only reimburse the application fee for those practices that were successful in applying for Tier 2 Sponsorship.  I am glad to report that this was a misinterpretation.  NHS England will reimburse all practice applications, successful or otherwise.  They are trying to promote more practices becoming Tier 2 sponsors, via the regional teams.  On an allied note, NHS England are currently also engaged with GP trainees at ST3 level who require visa sponsorship to remain in the UK to practice as a GP, offering a "practice matching" service for these GPs for their area of choice.